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Motherhood Elevated
This month is our well-planned and extremely anticipated 2011 AMI National Convention in Salt Lake City, UT. The convention committee is excitedly awaiting your arrival.
By now you have hopefully registered and reserved your room for the April 28 to May 1, 2011 event at The Little America Hotel. We open the convention with Thursday night's Rocky Mountain Roundup coupled with a tour of an authentic pioneer village. After filling up on BBQ all attendees can see the beautiful town and landscape from the tops of the hills.
Friday night is the banquet following a day of touring the sites, shopping local stores and experiencing the elevated cuisine. The National Young Mother of the Year candidates and their families will be present to see who wins this prestigious title.
On Saturday breakout sessions occur in the Arizona, Wyoming and Idaho rooms plus in Ballroom C. Some of the featured topics include finance, parenting, online communications and relationships. You definitely don't want to miss this time to network with other Moms while learning and interacting with our professional presenters and panelists.
Saturday afternoon includes lunch and the presenter's topic, "What I Wish I'd Known if I Were a Mom!" Sounds like a luncheon not to be missed. The culmination of the convention occurs later that evening during the National Mother of the Year gala. We can't wait to see who this year's Mother is.
Bring your smiles and energy. This convention will ELEVATE you to new heights. We can't wait to see you in Salt Lake City!
Andrea Ball, Executive Director
American Mothers, Inc.
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Presenters Coming to Salt Lake
This year's convention has two keynote speakers that will honor our Moms and Elevate each of us to a new level of Motherhood. On Friday Dr. John Gray will speak to attendees about relationships between Moms and their family members. Author of Women are from Mars and Men are from Venus, Dr. Gray, is revered as a relationship expert.
The other male speaker is John Bytheway who is a Salt Lake City native. Attending the University of Utah and Brigham Young University, John received a Master's Degree in Religious Education in 2003. He then served as a missionary in the Philippines. John will speak to the attendees during lunch on Saturday. His topic is, "What I Wish I'd Known if I Were a Mom."
AMI appreciates each presenter for this one-of-a-kind event. We look forward to greeting each speaker and hope you have the opportunity to share your excitement that he made the trip to Salt Lake City.
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Reach...
If you weren't already aware, American Mothers, Inc.® sponsors an annual Cultural and Creative Arts Competition which encourages Mothers to maintain and improve their creative talents.
Competitions are held in the areas of Art, Literature and Music (both Vocal and Instrumental.) Preliminary competitions occur at the state level; however, where no state competition is conducted, individuals may enter the National Competition by contacting the national office. Competitions are open to all Mothers. All applicants must be a member of American Mothers or join AMI upon entering the competition.
The 2011 winners of this competition will be announced in Salt Lake City during the National Convention.
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Teach...
The following is an excerpt from the book, Bedtime Thoughts for a Christian Mom, by 2009 National Young Mother of the Year, Kimberly Wright.
"Don't you savor those moments when your child says or does something so sweet and extraordinary that your pride could explode your body? You have that fleeting but celebrated feeling of 'maybe I'm not doing such a bad job here.' I love those moments."
Look for Kimberly at this year's convention.
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Honor...
This year's convention will honor 25 candidates from 21 state chapters of AMI and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. To read short biographies on each Mom visit 2011 Young Mother of the Year candidates and visit 2011 National Mother of the Year candidates.
The following candidates will be introduced at Friday night's celebration:
Maria Alessandra Anderson, Shawnalee (Shawni) Eyre Pothier, Christine (Tina) Thomas HoChing, Amelia (Amy) Q. Arabe-Bautista, M.D., Brandi Barnes Allgood, Cecilia (Cesci) Perez De Wang, Hiedi Young, Susan E. Swartz, Ruth Ann B. Sullivan, Stephanie Ann Waite, Stephanie Southam, Jennifer Adams King, Melissa Jones, Emi Dalton Edgley. One of these Moms is the 2011 Young Mother of the Year. Come out and see who she is.
On Saturday night the AMI Gala will introduce these candidates:
Lynda Light, Myrna Sevey Sheppard, Karen Veda Mann Nelson, Ernestine Allen, Terri Thomas Brown, Claire Loo Nakatsuka, Virginia Corder, Nancy Joy Keppy Meyer, Susan F. Hill, Nona Rae' (Miller) Haynie,Charlotte Endorf, Rose Woodbury,Stella Chan, Joletta Schmidt,Miki Farris, Jacki Hunlow, Norma Iris Colon-Marchese Moy, Marianna Black Habisreutinger, Marjorie (Marge) Thurgood Barton, Sally Ann Fitzgerald Olsen and Sharlet R. Bouchelle. One of these Moms will become the 2011 AMI National Mother of the Year. Who do you think it is?
The best of luck to all of the candidates and to their families. How wonderful that AMI can recognize so many talented and deserving Moms.
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